title: Evidence that anti-asialo GM1 in vivo improves engraftment of T cell-depleted bone marrow in hybrid recipients.
abstract: Engraftment of T cell-depleted bone marrow was studied in a P----F1 murine bone marrow transplant model which features long-term stability of mixed chimerism of donor (B6) and host (B6AF1) cells after BMT. We report that a polyclonal antibody to asialo GM1 (anti-ASGM1) given in vivo after transplant was able to increase long-term donor bone marrow engraftment. In vivo anti-ASGM1 eliminated NK activity but did not affect the generation of cytotoxic T cells nor did it stimulate hematopoiesis in vitro. Anti-Thy 1.2, a pan-T cell monoclonal antibody, had no effect on donor engraftment. We conclude that ASGM1+ cells with NK activity inhibit the long-term engraftment of bone marrow stem cells in this model and that antibodies to NK cells can be used in vivo as an effective component of the transplant conditioning regimen.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ferrara
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mauch
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Van Dijken
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Crosier
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Michaelson
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Burakoff
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000276:immunology*; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D002455:Cell Division; D005677:G(M1) Ganglioside; D006028:Glycosphingolipids / Q000276:immunology*; D006410:Hematopoiesis; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D006028:Glycosphingolipids; D005677:G(M1) Ganglioside; C018835:asialo GM1 ganglioside